Heterodox Academy

?? Is academic freedom threatened by overcorrections to DEI statements? John Wilson recently discussed his concerns with banning DEI statements. #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #EducationReform #DEI #HigherEducation

"Even if a scholar's own area remains safe, the entire industry is facing a growing trust deficit that could be an existential risk." ? Join academics like Azim at our conference for workshops, panels, and presentations on all things academic freedom and open inquiry. Days left for early bird rates! #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #EducationReform #FreeSpeech

?? Tell Us: How is free expression faring at your institution? In a?new survey?of more than 4,000 higher ed employees from?The Chronicle of Higher Education, 57% of faculty agree that “people at [their] institution can freely express their ideas and opinions." Faculty at 2-year institutions were less likely to agree than faculty at 4-year institutions. #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #EducationReform #FreeSpeech

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?? "Therapists are very scared to speak out about these issues." Open Therapy Institute Founder and President ANDREW HARTZ explains how pervasive political bias in mental healthcare has become. #FreeSpeech #Psychotherapy #MentalHealthCare #SocialJustice

"The question of academic freedom as a right is far from settled," explains Nadine Strossen. ?? Read the new issue of inquisitive for why Strossen believes one book can provide a counter to the rampant confusion and controversy around academic freedom. #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #EducationReform #DEI #HigherEducation

What You Might Have Missed in That New Survey of College Presidents from Inside Higher Ed: Presidents are taking a close look at campus free expression policies. A key finding of note concerns a specific policy change: institutional statement neutrality, which has gained significant traction in 2024. According to the IHE survey, 29% of presidents indicate that their institutions have policies on institutional neutrality. This policy issue has been one of significant focus for Heterodox Academy. Last February, HxA joined Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA) in calling on institutions to adopt statement neutrality to ensure individual members of campus communities feel comfortable expressing their views freely without campus leaders predetermining the “correct” viewpoint on contentious issues. Prior to our joint call, only 24 institutions appeared to have a policy on statement neutrality. Today, that number is 151. (The list on HxA’s website is the most comprehensive available.) More on this soon from our research team. Of the presidents who say their institutions do not have a policy on statement neutrality, only 11% indicate they are considering one, with 79% of them saying they are not considering one, according to IHE’s survey. That’s troubling. Notably, a majority of key campus stakeholders – students and faculty – have said that institutions should refrain from making statements on hot public issues. IHE's student voice poll from November of last year shows that 54% of students supported institutional statement neutrality, while 66% of faculty supported such a policy according to FIRE’s 2024 faculty survey. ** My latest for Free the Inquiry on Substack https://lnkd.in/gXxbd4dc cc Josh Moody

?? Who are the "scholar-activists"? Martha McCaughey describes what happened when some academics rejected the separation of knowledge from politics. ?? Read the new issue of inquisitive to understand the great divide between scholar-activists and scholar-optimists. #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #EducationReform #DEI #HigherEducation

? Missed the early bird discount for HxA's conference? Here's your last chance to pay less to see leaders for academic freedom like John McWhorter, Jerry Coyne, Nadine Strossen—and of course, our founder Jonathan Haidt will be there. Rates increase March 7th! #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #NYCEvents #FreeSpeech

How robust is the research we rely on today? "Scientific misconduct is far more common than anyone wants to admit," explain Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus. "Researchers can take years to correct or retract their work—when they do so at all." ?? Read "The Discipline of Last Resort" in the new edition of inquisitive (link below). #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #HigherEducation #FreeSpeech #Researcher